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The JOYS Of Ransomware – Or How Lack Of Data Protection Destroyed My Business

ROCHESTER HILLS - Are you a business professional or owner in charge of your IT network? Do you like giving money to people that have violated your data, encrypted it, and now offering to sell it back to you for a price? Do you enjoy getting frustrated? If you answered yes to any of these

By |2016-09-23T17:55:37-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Guest Columns|

Apprenticeship Provides Opportunity To Close IT Skills Gap

DETROIT - IT employers in the Southeast Michigan region are facing an increasingly challenging recruiting environment as demand for talent vastly outweighs the supply of workers. According to an analysis done by the Workforce IntelligenceNetwork for Southeast Michigan (WIN), there were more than 69,075 IT online job postings in 2015, which is nearly twenty times the number

By |2016-09-26T12:15:35-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Guest Columns|

OST Guest Column: Internet Of Things – Are We Doing It All Wrong?

GRAND RAPIDS - The term Internet of Things (IoT) has been around for almost 2 decades. The concepts related to IoT have been bantered around since the early years of e-commerce. However, we are still in the phase of IoT’s evolution where we are dealing with significant design, process, technology, regulatory and social issues. Why are

By |2016-09-23T12:56:19-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Guest Columns|

Audit Cites Treasury For Lack Of Business Tax Follow-Up

LANSING - The Michigan Department of Treasury Business Tax Division was not ensuring that businesses were filing all the necessary tax forms and was not following up when forms were tagged for errors, a report from Auditor General Doug Ringler said. The performance audit of the Corporate Income Tax and Michigan Business Tax in the

By |2016-09-23T12:45:03-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Politics|

Trivalent Group To Host 2016 Michigan Cyber Security Conference With FBI Keynote

GRANDVILLE  - Trivalent Group is hosting the 2016 Michigan Cyber Security Conference on Oct. 5 at Grand Valley State University’s downtown Grand Rapids campus to update business owners, managers and security professionals on the latest threats from malware, ransomware, phishing attacks, and hackers. The conference will include a keynote address from FBI Special Agent Don

By |2016-09-23T12:22:37-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Cyber Defense, News|

Tesla Files Lawsuit Challenging Michigan’s Auto Franchise Sales Law – Wants To Sell Direct

LANSING - The showdown between Tesla Motors Incorporated and the state about whether the company can sell its vehicles in Michigan without a franchise dealer agreement, brewing for years, is on with the company filing a lawsuit Thursday. Tesla filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Western Michigan one week after the Department

By |2016-09-23T12:08:18-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Politics|

C/D/H To Host Halloween-Themed TechMash Oct. 26 In Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS - What happens when you bring technology & Michigan beers together? You have a TechMash. And when it falls near Halloween, you get a Halloween-themed TechMash. Join C/D/H on October 26 at its Grand Rapids office, located at 15 Ionia Avenue SW, Suite 270, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00

By |2016-09-23T11:41:32-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

Opportunity Detroit Tech IT Training Networking Event at Vertical Detroit on Oct.6

DETROIT - Join Opportunity Detroit Tech on October 6 between 5-7pm at Vertical Detroit for an upcoming IT training and recruiting networking event! There will be some delicious app’s and a variety of wines for purchase! Opportunity Detroit Tech is looking to expand communication and collaboration within the IT training and recruiting ecosystem to help shape the technology industry’s

By |2016-09-26T12:30:35-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

Mobile Monday Lansing Reviews WWDC and Google I/O 2016

LANSING – Every year Google and Apple host developer conferences that serve as a platform for launching new devices and form factors, as well as an opportunity to highlight new and exciting features for their mobile platforms. On September 26 at 6:45 p.m. at the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center in East Lansing, Mobile Monday

By |2016-09-23T10:39:11-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Connected Tech, Entrepreneurs|

Using GPS Or Smart Phone Apps To Monitor Employee Activity

LANSING - As technology continues to evolve at a dizzying speed, it has provided employees with immense amounts of flexibility and mobility when it comes to the ability to perform work outside the office.  Technology also gives employers the ability to track all sorts of information on their employees through the use of Global Positioning

By |2016-09-23T10:24:15-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Small Business Association of Michigan|